embolden
Meaning of embolden
verb
- give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something.
emboldened by the claret, he pressed his knee against hers
- cause (a piece of text) to appear in a bold typeface.
centre, embolden, and underline the heading
Information about embolden
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of embolden is: emboldens.
- Languages in which embolden is used:
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Hyphenation of embolden
em-bolden
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- embolden is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
embolden synonyms
Meaning cheer:
Meaning give support, confidence, or hope to (someone):
Meaning make or become stronger:
Meaning strengthen (someone) mentally or physically:
Meaning cause to stop sleeping:
Meaning move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly:
Meaning raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system):
Meaning (of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion:
Meaning make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support:
Meaning discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile):
Meaning provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone:
Meaning bring to life:
Meaning provide (someone) with a reason for doing something:
Meaning give strength or energy to:
Meaning give strength and energy to:
Meaning encourage and enliven (someone):
embolden antonyms
Meaning cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence:
Meaning cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm:
Translation of embolden
- French: encourager
- Spanish: motivar, alentar
- Portuguese: alentar
- Italian: incoraggiare, motivare
- German: ermutigen
Words that rhyme with embolden
Abderhalden, Alden, Halden, Malden, Obwalden, Unterwalden, Walden, Wealden, alden, balden, calden, wealden, Belden, Elden, Girzfelden, Selden, Shelden, Velden, fielden, selden, yielden, Silden, Tilden, Wilden, gilden, milden, tilden, Colden, Glenolden, Golden, Holden, beholden, bolden, encolden, enfolden, engolden, folden, golden, holden, imbolden, misbeholden, olden, pregolden, unbeholden, unbolden, unfolden, ungolden, unwithholden, unyolden, upholden
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